Guide to Configure Canvas LMS As SP And Drupal As An IDP
Step 1: Configure Single Sign On (SSO) Settings for Canvas In Drupal
- In the miniOrange Drupal SAML IDP module click on the Service Provider Setup tab and enter the following details.
- Go to IDP METADATA tab and Keep IDP Entity ID, Login URL and Logout URL which you will require in Step 2.
| Service Provider Name | Enter any appropriate name for your Service Provider. |
| SP EntityID | https://your_domain.acme.instructure.com/saml_consum |
| ACS URL | https://your_domain.acme.instructure.com/saml_consume |
Step 2: Configure Canvas setting for Drupal
- Login to your Canvas LMS domain as an Account Administrator.
- Switch to Admin View.
- Go to Courses and under Managed Accounts, click on your domain name.
- Click on Authentication in the left pane and select SAML from the Choose an authentication service drop down list.
- Under Current Integration, click on Add New SAML Config and enter the details as shown:
| IdP Entity ID | Enter the IDP Entity value. You can find it under IDP METADATA tab in Drupal SAML IDP module. |
| Log On URL | Enter the IDP Entity value. You can find it under IDP METADATA tab in Drupal SAML IDP module. |
| Log Out URL | Enter the IDP Entity value. You can find it under IDP METADATA tab in Drupal SAML IDP module. |
| Certificate Fingerprint | Follow the steps below to copy the Thumbprint of certificate: 1. Open the certificate that was downloaded earlier. 2. Go to Details and in the field column select Thumbprint. 3. Copy the Thumbprint that opens in the pane by pressing CTRL+C (Right-Click won’t work!). 4. Paste the Thumbprint in the Certificate Fingerprint. Make sure that there are no spaces in between the Certificate Fingerprint. Remove them manually. |
| Login Attribute | NameID |
| Identifier Format | urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress |
| Authentication Context | urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:PasswordProtectedTransport |
| Login Label | Username |
| Unknown User Url | Leave blank. |
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